Peter Carington

Peter Carington (6 June 1919-) was the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom from 4 May 1979 to 5 April 1982, succeeding David Owen and preceding Francis Pym. He was a Conservative Party member and a member of Margaret Thatcher's cabinet.

Biography
Peter Carington was born in London, England, and he was educated at Eton adn the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was awarded the Military Cross while serving as a Lieutenant in the British Army during World War II. He took his seat in the House of Lords in 1945 and held a variety of ministerial posts until he became Secretary of State for Defense in 1970. He was also Secretary for Energy in 1974 and Chairrman of the Conservative Party from 1972 to 1974. From 1979 to 1982, he served as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Secretary, and he failed to predict an Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands, despite detailed information hinting at the inevitability of the Falklands War. He took full responsibility and resigned, only to serve as Secretary-General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.